The Proposition

1h 50min

Drama

Romance

Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.

Production Companies

Interscope Communications

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Cast

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Eleanor Barret
Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Father Michael McKinnon
William Hurt

William Hurt

Arthur Barret
Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Hannibal Thurman
Bronia Wheeler

Bronia Wheeler

Sister Mary Frances
Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Syril Danning
Ken Cheeseman

Ken Cheeseman

Wayne Fenton
Thomas Downey

Thomas Downey

Torrey Harrington
Bryan Scott

Bryan Scott

(ADR loop group)
Dee Nelson

Dee Nelson

Susan Vicar

Release date

26th Mar 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English